On 7-21-26, the Washington Post penned the article: "Trump adds condition to nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, throwing pact into doubt", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

One of the greatest faux pas heard by a noted politician of dubious fame, "No one in the world does deals better than me".

      On 7-14-26, an internet posting gave the Reuters news service credit for a full disclosure of the US District Court Judge's complete wording of the decision.  It fully explains the Department of Justice has lost all independence and is acting in Trump's behalf against the interests of the Constitution and the those of the American public.  It is reprinted here on behalf of the Enlightened Prisoner.

On Tuesday, Reuters reported that U.S. District ⁠Judge Kathleen Williams threw out Trump's settlement with the IRS (as overseen by DOJ), the one that granted Trump and family full immunity from IRS investigations and crimes arising in the past and could be read as applying into the future, though that detail is irrelevant because the entire deal has just been rendered irrelevant. Judge Williams threw the settlement out on the basis that the lawsuit didn't involve two adverse parties:

 "This action was never about a party seeking judicial resolution of a legal issue or a ⁠factual dispute," Williams wrote. The judge said it was instead an attempt to "provide some legitimacy to an agreement to ⁠confer immunity to people and entities affiliated with the president and to earmark billions of dollars ⁠from American taxpayers to redress grievances not defined in the law."

       On 7-12-26, the Washington Post penned an article that: "Survivors of Iranian attack that killed 6 U.S. troops say generals ignored warnings", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

Bahrain houses a 62 Acre base that has Middle East control of Naval operations. It contains a lot of personnel: 7600 active-duty military, 900 Department of Defense civilians, and about 1200 military family dependents. A very viable target. Yet the action against Iran was started with nothing done to protect the innocents. It was subjected to bombardment in retaliation and luckily no casualties of innocents. There was instant panic for their safety and an immediate evacuation order made to pack up and take them to Spain. Does that speak to Trump and his Department of War's concern for no one outside of his self-serving war against a belligerent but no threat to our country agenda?

      On 7-10-26, the Washington Post penned an article on the Huston ICE incident of another shooting and the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus: 

This is the kind of reaction that happens when the Chief promotes on social media about his record for the most immigrants being arrested and deported being the greatest for any President in our country's history?!?!  And all of his ICE thugs go to work to make it so.  I believe the worst of the worst are too smart for the likes of ICE, so they force incidents wherever they see "those kind of people".  We've been turned into a third world county being run by a mob boss.

       On 7-6-26, the Washington Post penned an article that: "White House report accuses Smithsonian museum of ‘extreme political activism’", and the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus: 

Our very best living historians for governing our nation are the 4 surviving Presidents, Biden, Obama, George W. Bush, and Clinton. They are all active friends and appear together frequently. However, none of the four consider Trump worthy of their friendship and frequently disagree with his policies and his Presidential performance. Do you not see the irony of this? Isn't it reason enough to suspect what is being wrought since Trump's elected status?

      On 7-5-26, the CBS Sunday Morning TV show published the attempt by the Trump administration to take away the independence of published thought from the military's own newsprint journal, "Stars & Stripes", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus: 

The overreach of Trump's administration that seeks to force independent thought into their style of power and influence is the tactic of an imperialist regime. And the very tactic that converted Russia and China into Communist states. Beware my fellow citizens of what is happening in your country under the guise of a need to make our central government a stronger force than "WE The People".

       On 6-29-26, the Washington Post penned the article: "Trump’s vision for White House park: 47 trees to mark his 47th presidency", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

How conveniently President Trump taps the US Treasury for the monies to fund his self-serving dalliances, (too numerous to list here). None of which has any approval from naught but Trump, his bootlicking staff and the strap hangers of his congressional cult, (names withheld to protect the guilty).

      On 6-22-26, the Washington Post penned still another story on the failure of the President's Reflective Pond project and caused the following response from the Enlightened Prisoner. 

The real story here is that a deraigned leader of the Executive Branch of OUR government is more occupied with throwing out blame excuses for failure of an insignificant pet project than repairing the significant damage he's inflicted on our national tranquility, our equality of justice, and the stature of our reputation as a nation on the eve of our 250th year of existence.   

       On 6-20-26, the Enlightened Prisoner was moved to offer the following thought on the emerging strategy on Trump's mind, (the part that's smart enough to best serve his own interests).

I'm beginning to see some changes in the Trump attitude that I'm predicting have a motive.  He's never been one to pass off the "I'm in charge" image so latest publicity steps are giving more notice to the use of VP Vance and Marco Rubio being involved in governmental business.  And both are mentioned as the probably next in line Presidential candidates for the Presidential office he realizes is no longer in his sight due to age and health.  

To retain their loyalty in the event he has that personal agenda enough in place that he can use the health excuse for a sympathetic resignation from office, then expect from them that which can't be had from Congress.  A pardon from the crimes committed while in office.  Mark my words.  It's the way a political mind would see to his pathic performance as President.     

       On 6-16-26, the Washington Post penned the article: "Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers", and on the date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

Well, it's just my personal opinion but, when the chief executive officer for the Executive Branch of government creates and expresses publicly a lie, hiding the fact that he has tacitly approved the expenditure of public monies after assuring the public he would not, a line was crossed that makes the action a crime that satisfies cause for impeachment.